The Guide Association North West England

Analysis

The Guide Association North West England is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Preston. It was registered in March 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Guide Association North West England reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.1m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £530k to £1.1m (+113%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Guide Association North West England sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Henry Jackson Society (£1.1m), The Social Market Foundation (£1.1m) and One Plus One Marriage and Partnership Research (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 86% and trading 13%. Charitable activities took 86% of spending and raising funds 12%. Reserves of £267k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 16 people.